Safety Score
98
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
14
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2012 Kia Forte Koup.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Kia Forte Koup. The contact stated that while the vehicle was being serviced, white smoke was c… |
| 2020-03-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA FORTE KOUP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INT… |
| 2018-12-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY HEARD A TAPPING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE. TOWED TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC FO… |
| 2018-10-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I HEARD A KNOCK COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND SUDDENLY THE CAR DIED WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME … |
| 2018-10-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE MADE A SOUND LIKE A TICKING NOISE THEN JUST BLEW. OIL ALL OVER THE ENGINE BAY AND GROUND. A LOT O… |
| 2018-08-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR, I HEARD A KNOCK COMING FROM THE ENGINE!! I HAD IT TOWED TO A KIA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT I NE… |
| 2018-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY CAR STARTED OVER HEATING AT STOP AND GO TRAFFIC SO I CHECKED EVERYTHING AND FOUND OUT MY COOLANT FAN RESISTER WAS ME… |
| 2018-05-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2012 KIA FORTE KOUP SX WITH THE 2.4 LITER THETA II ENGINE THAT IS BEING RECALLED ON A LIMI… |
| 2018-02-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ON THE WAY TO A SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT WITH KIA FOR A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THE CAR STALLED ON A CITY STREET. IT STARTED RO… |
| 2017-11-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS TURNING LEFT AND CAR CHUGGED BACK AND FORTH AND BURNING SMELL WITH A TON OF GRAY AND WHITE SMOKE POURING OUT OF B… |
| 2017-10-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON ON THIS VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING, AT 109,381 MILES. I KNOW THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION GOING ON, AND … |
| 2017-09-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ROD BEARING FAILURE ON A 2012 KIA FORTE KOUP 2.4L ENGINE AT APPROX. 93,300 MILES WITH NO PRIOR ISSUES. ENGINE WAS PROPE… |
| 2017-08-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | BOUGHT MY CAR USED FROM A DEALERSHIP AND AM THE SECOND OWNER. CAR ONLY HAD 36K MILES WHEN PURCHASED. THE DEALERSHIP A… |
| 2016-07-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ON 7/23/2016(MILAGE 108000) I WAS DRIVING MY 2012 KIA FORTE SX KOUP TO WORK TRAVELING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. 2 MILES F… |